Give a Day, Get a Disney Day
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Give a Day, Get a Disney Day was a promotion created by The Walt Disney Company
to increase attendance at its theme parks and promote volunteerism across the United States of America. The company partnered with American charitable and non-profit organizations to provide volunteer opportunities; individuals who volunteered with associated charities and non-profits received a voucher good for one free admission to a Walt Disney World Resort
or Disneyland Resort
theme park. The promotion had been scheduled to run from January 1, 2010, through December 15, 2010, but ended very early, as the full allotment of one million free days were committed by early March.
Jim Henson
's Muppets, owned by Disney since 2004, were used to advertise the promotion.
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
to increase attendance at its theme parks and promote volunteerism across the United States of America. The company partnered with American charitable and non-profit organizations to provide volunteer opportunities; individuals who volunteered with associated charities and non-profits received a voucher good for one free admission to a Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...
or Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Resort is a recreational resort in Anaheim, California. The resort is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks and Resorts division and is home to two theme parks, three hotels and a shopping, dining, and entertainment area known as Downtown Disney.The area now...
theme park. The promotion had been scheduled to run from January 1, 2010, through December 15, 2010, but ended very early, as the full allotment of one million free days were committed by early March.
Jim Henson
Jim Henson
James Maury "Jim" Henson was an American puppeteer best known as the creator of The Muppets. As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and created advanced puppets for...
's Muppets, owned by Disney since 2004, were used to advertise the promotion.